[Delayed cortical hyperostosis in children]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1989 Jun-Jul;46(6):439-42.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A case of recurrent infantile cortical hyperostosis in a 3 1/2 year-old girl is reported. Nine other late cases have been previously described. When compared with Caffey's disease, this delayed form of the illness constitutes a distinct homogeneous syndrome of unknown etiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital* / classification
  • Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital* / diagnosis
  • Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital* / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography